Luke 22:7

7 The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb had to be killed.

Luke 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:7

Then came the day of unleavened bread
The first of them, the fourteenth day of the month Nisan: when the passover must be killed;
that is, the passover lamb, as the Persic version renders it; and which, according to the law in ( Exodus 12:6 ) was to be done between the two evenings; (See Gill on Matthew 26:17).

Luke 22:7 In-Context

5 They were pleased and agreed to give him some money.

6 So Judas promised to do it. He kept looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them when there was no crowd.

7 The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb had to be killed.

8 Jesus sent Peter and John and told them, "Go, prepare the Passover lamb for us to eat."

9 They asked him, "Where do you want us to prepare it?"